Clinical Pharmacist

Main area Pharmacy Grade Band 7 Contract Permanent Hours

• Full time
• Part time

Employer Swansea Bay University Health Board Employer type NHS Site Morriston Hospital Town Swansea Salary £50,129 - £57,365 per annum (pro rata if part time) Salary period Yearly Closing 28/10/2026 23:59

Welcome to Swansea Bay University Health Board. We welcome applications from people who share our values: caring for each other, working together and always improving.

Swansea Bay University Health Board reserve the right to close this vacancy after 24 hours if a large number of suitable applications are received. Therefore we encourage early applications to ensure consideration for this post.

Prior consideration for this vacancy will be given to staff currently awaiting redeployment and we therefore reserve the right to withdraw this advert at any stage.

Applications may be submitted in Welsh. Applications submitted in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than an application submitted in English.

This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced and motivated pharmacist to join the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) pharmacy team at Morriston Hospital.

You will provide advanced clinical pharmacy services to one of the busiest and most complex ICU in Wales, working alongside consultants, nurses and the wider multidisciplinary team to optimise medicines use and improve outcomes for critically ill patients.

The role offers the opportunity to develop expertise across a wide range of specialist areas including critical care pharmacotherapy, antimicrobial stewardship, medicines optimisation, therapeutic drug monitoring and independent prescribing.

You will become an integral member of the ICU multidisciplinary team, supporting patients through expert clinical review, evidence-based prescribing advice and safe medicines management from admission through to discharge.

As a Clinical Pharmacist, you will contribute to service development, governance and quality improvement whilst supporting the education and development of junior pharmacy staff.

This post is ideal for pharmacists looking to further develop advanced clinical practice within a supportive and innovative specialist environment.

· Work collaboratively with pharmacy colleagues, consultants, nursing staff and the wider multidisciplinary team to deliver high-quality pharmaceutical care to critically ill patients.

· Participate in daily consultant-led ward rounds, providing specialist medicines optimisation, prescribing support and clinical review.

· Deliver a predominantly ward-based clinical pharmacy service, supporting patients from admission through to discharge through medicines reconciliation, therapeutic monitoring and discharge planning.

· Provide proactive, evidence-based medicines advice to prescribers, supporting safe, effective and cost-efficient prescribing practice.

· Deliver and support a range of medicines management services, ensuring the safe and effective use of medicines across ICU.

· Identify opportunities to improve pharmaceutical services and contribute to the development and implementation of service improvements, governance initiatives and audit activity.

· Provide clinical leadership and mentorship to rotational pharmacists, foundation trainees and pharmacy students through supervision, teaching and training.

· Participate in the pharmacy dispensary and weekend rota, contributing to the wider pharmacy service as required.

We believe staff are our best asset and wewant you to be happy and confident about starting your career here in Swansea Bay University Health Board.

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